Swim
Comments: Got lucky with the heat seeding. I was able to split a lane so no trouble with passing or circle swims! What would you do differently?: A little more swim warmup. With the later heat I would drink a little more and eat something small a little closer to heat time. Felt a little hungry at the start. Transition 1
Comments: Transition to bike was a little slow as I took time to put on a layer underneath my vest. Putting on shoes clipped out was slow. What would you do differently?: Practice with shoes clipped in and getting into shoes while rolling. Layer differently, perhaps a small jacket outside my top. Bike
Comments: road condition was rough. Great job by the volunteers keeping traffic help up on the tight turns. What would you do differently?: Train more! Transition 2
Comments: Bike transition was a little weird with a hard right-hand turn into the dismount area. What would you do differently?: remove helmet while running. loosen shoes earlier. Run
Comments: Trail was a little muddy and slippery. What would you do differently?: Run the course prior to the race. Up the pace a little once I had figured out where my energy levels were. Post race
Warm down: slow jog around transition area. light stretching. What limited your ability to perform faster: not having a better understanding of the run course. Not enough bike training (climbing out of the saddle on a couple of easy hills). Event comments: Lot's of fun for my first Tri in over 15 years. Last updated: 2012-04-06 12:00 AM
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United States
Fort Lewis College
40F / 4C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 8/102
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 2/10
Up early small breakfast. fruit, bowl of cereal, small yogurt. Worried about weather considering there was 1" of snow in the transition area at check-in time.
1/2 mile run and a 200 yd warm up swim.